This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 50 events in the region. This week’s edition covers key new and ongoing events, including: Listeriosis in South Africa Rift Valley fever in South Sudan Lassa fever in Nigeria Cholera in Uganda Humanitarian crisis in Democratic Republic of the Congo For each of these events, a brief description followed by public health measures implemented and an interpretation of the situation is provided. A table is provided at the end of the bulletin with information on all new and ongoing public health events currently being monitored in the region, as well as events that have recently been closed.

Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate has reduced from 1.83 per cent in 2013-2014 to 1.51 per cent in 2016/17 following efforts in averting new HIV infections under the 2013-2018 government strategic plans, Rwanda Biomedical Center says.

Mexico reported two outbreaks of highly pathogenic H7N3 bird flu virus in the central part of the country, of which one at chicken farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Monday, citing a Mexican agriculture ministry report.

Clinical update: HIV and growing older People with HIV are living beyond the age of 50. Health services must be ready to support them, says Darren Brown. 2 0 HIV – human immunodeficiency virus – damages the immune system, weakening the ability to fight infections and diseases.

Nigeria is experiencing a high number of Lassa fever cases this year. A collaboration between the Irrua specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Institute for Lassa Fever Research and Control (ILFRC), Irrua, Edo State, Niger&hellip;

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